Google Hoodia Gordonii and the search results will give you thousands of search results. Hoodia Gordonii is the next best thing in dieting, and a lot of Hoodia companies have cropped up selling their Hoodia products. But how do you know they are selling the real deal?
Most of these companies back up their product by having the most common accreditation for Hoodia Gordonii, a CITES certificate (as mentioned in my Hoodia Buying Guide). This certificate confirms that their Hoodia Gordonii came from South Africa, where the plant originates. In addition, the certificate also shows that the product has undergone laboratory testing by Alkemist Pharmaceuticals.
But with the wonders of information technology, anybody can fake anything nowadays. Most Hoodia companies are simply trying to make a profit from the latest dieting fad by making false claims about their Hoodia products on their websites. It is not too hard to display a “borrowed” CITES certificate on their website to support their claims of lab testing by Alkemist Pharmaceuticals and that their Hoodia Gordonii is genuine.
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